Living Standards Survey 1997-1998

Vietnam, 1997 - 1998

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VNM_1997_VLSS_v01_M

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General Statistical Office (GSO)

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Main job in last 7 days? (s4bq01)

Data file: SCR04B1

Overview

Valid: 15624

Invalid: 0

Minimum: 10

Maximum: 99

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 0

Start: 11

End: 12

Width: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

During the past 7 days, what was your main job? (i.e. the employment that you spent the most time doing during the past 7 days whether or not you were paid.

Interviewer instructions

This question identifies the occupation of main work in the last 7 days for the respondent.
"Occupation" is a type of work that an individual does in his/her work.
In the last 7 days is a 7 day period just prior to the interview date not the week which has
the interview date.

Description

Definition

Main employment: is the work for which the respondent spends most of his/her time in
comparison with other work in a certain time period. This concept is also applied to work that
school children participate in household economic activities. Here, school attending is not
considered main work.

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